When is enough enough? Secondary surgery for cleft lip and palate patients.
Secondary cleft surgery differs from the primary surgery in two important respects: (1) the patient can participate in the choices of whether and how to proceed and (2) there is no universal consensus among professionals and lay persons alike that intervention is necessary. This article condenses a personal experience with secondary cleft surgery and attempts to answer "when is enough enough?"
Marsh
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Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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